Martingale and connection.



No. 809,868. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. P. E. VIGKERY.

MARTINGALE AND CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZT, 1905.

inventor.

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FRANK EVAN VIGKERY, OF JEIVELL, IOWVA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM L. FRIZZELL, OF DAVENPORT, IOIVA.

MARTINGALE .AND CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed May 27,1905. Serial No. 262,675.

T all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK EVAN VIoKERY,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at J ewell, in the county of Hamilton and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Martingale and Connection, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to harness-buckles, more particularly to buckles for use between the neck-yoke straps and collar in double or team harness, but which may be employed upon other parts of the harness if required.

The object of the invention is to simplify and improve the construction and increase the efficiency of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, as various changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved buckle applied. Fig. 2is aside elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents the two parts of the buckle disconnected and in perspective.

The improved device comprises a base-plate 10, having an intermediate transverse loop or yoke 11 extending from one side and with spaced loops 12 13 extending from the ends of the plate at the other side and reversely inclined to the longitudinal plane of the plate. The plate is also provided with a stud 14, extending therefrom between the intermediateloop and one of the end loops. Alink 15 engages the loop 11 and swings therefrom, as shown. The buckle thus described is designed more particularly for connection to the straps leading from the neck-yoke to the girth-straps and between this connecting-strap and the collar of the horse, and for the purpose of illustration a set of the straps referred to are connected to the improved buckle. The

main strap 16 is looped at one end, as at 17, for connection to the neck-yoke at one end, the end 18 of the strap being passed through the end loops 12 13 and engaged by an aperture near the terminal to the stud 14 and the body of the strap passed through both loops 12 and 13 and engaging the Stud 14: by an aperture and exteriorly of the end 18, as shown. The opposite end of the strap 16 is extended to the girth-straps of the harness and as by a terminal loop 19.

The strap 16 when in position through the loops 12 13 and in engagement with the stud 14. bears against the inner surface of the plate 10, and thus forms a closure to the open side of the transverse loop 11 and prevents the displacement of the link 15. The link 15 is bent from a single piece of resilient wire, with the terminals beneath the loop 10, and is coupled in place by separating the sides and springing the link in place in the loop, the resiliency of the sides of the loop holding the latter. firmly in position. A strap 20 is coupled to the free end of the link for extension to the collar of the horse.

The. neck-yoke, girth-straps, and collar are not shown, as they form no partof the present invention and as their construction and operation are so well known.

It will be noted in this construction that the metal link being mounted to swing in the metal loop 11 and the strap 20 coupled to the swing: ing free end of the link the motion of the neckyoke will not cause a grinding friction be tween any of the leather parts, but all the rolling or swinging friction will be between metal and metal, thereby materially lessening the wear upon the harness. The metal parts being stronger and harder than the leather parts, will resist wear to a greater extent and when worn can be readily replaced at small expense. uable leather portions of the harness is minimized and the life of the harness increased.

The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured, and applied to all of the harness where required.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A buckle comprising a base-plate provided with a flat bearing-surface and having one end thereof bent at an angle to said bearing-surface and provided with an opening Thus the wear upon the more val forming a terminal loop, a second loop arranged at a reverse angle to the terminal loop, a yoke connecting the base-plate and the second loop, a stud projecting from the bearingsurface of the base-plate, and a link mounted for swinging movement in the connectingyoke.

2. A buckle comprising a base-plate provided With a flat bearing-surface and having one end thereof bent at an angle to said bearing-surface and provided With an opening forming a terminal loop, a second loop inclined in the reverse direction and having one end thereof disposed in alinement With the free end of the terminal loop, a yoke connecting the second loop and the adjacent end of the base-plate and having its intermediate portion bowed, a stud projecting from the,

FRANK EVAN VIGKERY.

Witnesses I. J. SAYRS, A. I. VIOKERY. 

